HBO will bring ‘The Pee-wee Herman Show’ back to TV

HBO announced on Tuesday (Dec. 21) that the network will film Paul Reubens’ current Broadway show for the special “The Pee-ee Herman Show on Broadway.”

In its current incarnation, “The Pee-wee Herman Show” premiered at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Nov. 11, 2010 and will play through January 2. HBO will film the special immediately afterwards, to air at a yet-to-be-determined 2011 date.

Reubens’ 90-minute show brings back the beloved characters and boundary-breaking sensibility of the Emmy-winning TV series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” as well as the films “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and “Big Top Pee-wee.”

“Before his hit series and movies, HBO introduced Paul Reubens’ Pee-wee Herman to a national audience in the ‘Young Comedians’ series, followed by the groundbreaking 1981 special,” states Nancy Geller, HBO’s SVP for original programming. “It”s thrilling to have Paul back on the network, and it will be a blast to return to Pee-wee”s Playhouse.”